Corner-fastener for iron beds.



A. E. HOENE.

CORNER FASTENER FOR IRON BEDS.

APPUCATION FILED MA\'12,1915.

1,226,885. Patented May 22,1917.

1 19 f F 1 g 1' I i I L 11 ALEXANDER E. HOENE, OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

CORNER-FASTENER FOR IRON BEDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22,1917.

Application filed 1119,3712, 1915. Serial No. 27,650.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER E. HoENE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce, State of lVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corner-Fasteners for Iron Beds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in beds, and particularly to a corner fastening for the removable side rails of the bed.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple and eflicient device of this character whereby the said rails will be more effectively held to the head and foot post of the bed and which can be quickly and easily detached therefrom.

Another object is to provide a corner fastening for an iron bed which is cheaper in construction and more durable than the ordinary chilled metal corners in general use.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one corner of an iron bed showing the application of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the bed post member of the fastening, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the rail attached portion of the fastening.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents a post of an iron bed and 11 one of the angular side rails of the bed. A metal plate 12 formed prefer ably ofpressed steel has a curved portion 13 which engages with one of the posts of the bed and is secured thereto by the rivets 14:.

Formed integrally with the body portion of the plate 12 and extending outwardly at right angles therefrom are two lugs 15 arranged respectively at the upper and lower sides of the plate. Intermediate these lugs is another lug 16 extending at right angles from the same edge, but in a direction opposite to the other lugs. Formed through the central portion of the body of the plate is a key-hole slot 17. Secured to each end of each of the side rails of the bed is a metal plate 18, on one of the vertical edges of which is formed a longitudinally extending flattened head 19, and on one face of this head is a laterally extending headed rivet 20. Formed on the same edge of the plate and above and below the head 19 are the laterally directed lugs 21. I

The headed rivet is arranged to be passed through the circular portion of the key-hole slot of the plate 12 and then moved down into the remaining portion of the slot until the lugs 21 engage against the lugs 15. Thus any vertical rocking movement of the plate 18 on the rivet, as a pivot is prevented.

It will be noted that the lower portion of the slot 17 narrows slightly so that the rivet will be wedged thereinto.

Particular attention is called to the fact that both the plates 12 and 18 are formed of pressed steel, whereby breakage is almost completely eliminated, such material having a decided advantage over the cast lugs and slots of the iron beds of ordinary construction. The heights of the plates 12 and 18 and the engagement of the lugs 15 and 21 provide an extremely rigid structure for the entire bed, when set up. Such plates, constructed in accordance with the present invention are considerably cheaper to manufacture than the cast parts, thus resulting in a reduction in the cost of manufacture of metal beds.

Secured to the lug16 of each of the plates 12 is one end of the transverse rail 22 of the head of the bed.

It will be understood that there is a plate 12 secured to each post of the bed, and a plate 18 secured to each end of each of the side rails 11.

What is claimed is:

A corner fastening for the side rail of a metal bed comprising a plate secured to one of the head posts of the bed and having an inclined wedge slot formed vertically therein, and oppositely directed lateral lugs on the free vertical edge thereof, and a rail carried plate having a pair of lateral lugs In testimony whereof, I afiix my signa ture, in the presence of two Witnesses.

ALEXANDER E. HOENE.

WVitnesses:

S. G. DONNELLY, E. W. EISEN TOWER.

directed on the same side of the free vertical edge of the plate and arranged to engage with certain of the lugs of the first plate, and an of? set head having a headed pin for engagement in the inclined slot, the remaining lug of the first plate being secured to the transverse rail of the head of the bed.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

